Nagral
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The Nagral, sometimes pronounced Nagrial, are a Muslim Rajput tribe found in the province of Punjab
in Pakistan
. They are found mainly in the tehsil
s of Gujar Khan
and Kahuta
. There customs are similar to neighbouring tribes of Rajput
status as the Kanial and Jatal
. The main Nagral villages are Mohra Nagrial
, Maira Nagral and Bhatta.
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. They are found mainly in the tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
s of Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan
Gujar Khan is a city in Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is the headquarters of Gujar Khan Tehsil, the largest tehsil of Punjab. It is approximately 55 kilometres southeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and 220 km to the north west of Lahore, capital of Punjab...
and Kahuta
Kahuta
Kahuta is a town and tehsil in the Rawalpindi District of Pakistan's Punjab Province. According to Pakistan's 2008 census, Kahuta tehsil has a population of approximately 160,000....
. There customs are similar to neighbouring tribes of Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
status as the Kanial and Jatal
Jatal
The Jatal are a tribe of Janjua Rajputs, found in Punjab province of Pakistan.According the 1931 Census of India their male population was about 750...
. The main Nagral villages are Mohra Nagrial
Mohra Nagrial
Mohra Nagrial is a town in the Islamabad Capital Territory of Pakistan. It is located at 33° 23' 45N 73° 29' 20E with an altitude of 489 metres . The village gets its name from the Nagral tribe of Rajputs, who make up the majority of the population....
, Maira Nagral and Bhatta.